Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-04

Mr.. Richardson by this time had completed his
drawing. Tuning TO the dseective he said that he
was unable At that time 20 examine the liquid but
Vita this the DETECTIVE and the reporter departed.
ON the way down the steps the former said 70 the
latter, sits Just as said this morning when got
the races and got up th,s thing to make stake"
The detective volunteered the Information that the
ySring on the ,, bog and In the letter are Just
The Semsasioa Exploded.
M HoPENs ooxFKssEs That HR MADE THE Ma
CHINE AND SENT IT THROUGH rHK MAIL
the Internal machine has not exploded jet, but
the sensation was exploded q little before noon,
Detectives Ran and Horne, strongly convincedthat
young Hopkins knew all about the machine, went
to his once In the Corcoran building this morn
ing, but Hopkins was not there. They then wen
to Mr.. Hopkins house, 736 9Th street north
west ana found that young gentleman
engaged IN making some Drawings After some
conversation Mr.. Hopkins remarked that he would
draw picture Of the man whom he had seen at
somesninS About bis manner snS iook IN bis eve
.isuy Ing III them. One Of them boldly Charged
:faksS and Is trying 70 give :'Slun" This Is Dc:
tective Language. They asked Mr.. Hopkins 70 80
with them, and he consented at once. with the
or1cers he went TO see District Attorney worthing
ton, ana TO that ofiictal admitted that Il
was, a. the detectives called It. "take' OF,
In Ssner wor that ne nsd ma 1s : ~ the
the mail Meanwhile the internal machine Was
undergoing
LEARNED ELIMINATION
ct the hands OF the District chemist, who was
doubtlessly much puzzled TO determine the char.
acter Of the suspicious looking black liquor. Nj.
The strange liquor was. nothing more than
well-known compound called writing ink,
a great deal Of which has been used IL
OF the tube was filled 10 with French backing.
The percussion cspsn alter Mr.. Hopkins expia-
nation, became the shells OF exploited pistol car
caps WAS giant powder. which Mr.. Hopkins said
could not be exploded unless some one ignited II.
He had, he said dampened the powder before put
The nne wires were hairptns. which had been
Strengthened and manipulated to suit the pur-
pG.s IT, Thse ssy uDeEns sSS
frtIn his home 10 the City Ha 70 see the district
attorney. He had told detectives that there was
ANOTHER PARTY KEsAGYp WITH HIN,
and when. during the recess OF the court, he had
an interview with Mr.. worthington, he proposed,
II immunity were granted him. that he would
Of the other ' party. The district attorney AZ.
swered that he would make no promises, and what
he had TO say must be said outside OF any prom
iSeS, and II there were any extenuating circuu-
stances they could be used with the executive.
Hopkins was about TO leave with the officerA but
after halting moment said he Was prepared 70
make . clean breast OF his connection with the
Affair.
M worth,ngton cautioned him that he had
mst no dn Ss 70 snE t' "nA ne s"'0
Hopkins then stated that he had prepared the
box, and That II was harmless contTivance; that
story, and gave IL to several correspondents, and
had Lne hoax not been discovered he would have
been well paid for IL He further stated that on
hx,l I'm Too
the box had arrived, he told Mr.. Sperry the truth
abou. It, but that Sperry nor no one else, had any
part 10 liking up the Job. hopkins was taken back
Mr. HOPKINS PERSONAL APPEARANCE
Mr.. Hopkins voluntarily remained at police head
quarters while Assistant Dlstnct-Attorney Shep-
herd looked around TO see whether he could find
any charge TO prefer against him. The charge
That s,n IL was Vas pfoPosed 70 prefer against
the newspaper Correspondents to whom, It
was stated, he had arranged to sell his
big scoop. Mr. Hopkins Is extremely youthful
collar and striped Shirt. He Is tall and slenuer
and carries cane and his head Is topped with a
fashionable derby. He wears seal brown baggy
trousers and dark nedt-1tting cutaway. There
Is nothing OF the conventional anarchist about
him He Is more DearIy allied In his general ap-
pearance W The genus dude"
Nh. HOPKINS A LITTLE WORRIED.
He took the whole affair very nonchalantly, but
tons to make q criminal charge against nim. 1T
was nothing" he said to Q STAR reporter, "but a
good fake" He smiled as he recounted what the
box contained. 81 dad not sell the story" he said
" the reporter; Il Just did IL to have good
JOKE on them" Hopkins said that AFTER ne mad
made anu mailed the machine he lod A. T. Sperry
about it, went with Sperry 70 the mouse OF the Chief
Justice ana Sperry made the inquiries. he then
went 10 the Oice OF Gen Boynton, the correspond
ent, and asked him II he wanIsd someInins
Ss chst e maenin soyns sent
II It was 50, and hopkins said he knew It was so
because ne mad Just cuHe from the Cniei Justice:
house. He then gave the Story to 6en- Boynuon
Sperry is young man, about twenty. VINO has
Ueen engaged in newspaper worR In Philadelphia
and this CITY. hopkins seemed TO get excessively
weary OF the whore thing before the mater WA
settled at police headquarters. 81 won't show
my seiI out OF Inc mouse Tor two montns,r he re-
marked with yawn. Il VIII wait Tor this thing
AT THE POLICE COURT.
Hopkins was taken 70 the Police Court about
halr past O'Clock, and sat in the clerks office
while a warrant was made out Tor hun. He JOKed
Considerably about the 'inrerna, machine There,
saying That ne bad is.enasa the o,r Maols
he added. Il did not intend TO have II
emu tnIs way" The glass tube. he sa--
mad been lying around his house Tor Two years. A.
did not, ne said, him more tnan two or thr,e
nOurs 10 construct Jne ''infernai' machine. ns
thought VI II when be neard VI tue decision In the
made ~ it. Il supposed" ne said, "Lnere would
ve ha1 column ln mo papers aouuL II, and tnat
would the end VI IL. uld not expect ~ 70 coine
TO tniA intended IL 20 w the crowniny point "
my JOURNALISTIC CAREER"
UNDER ARREST.
The warrant sworn out by Detective Ran was
then read to Hopkins. u charged him andArthur
b sperry with conspiAng to delraud kobL j.
Wynne out OF s. BY seiang him AZ q true item OF
news q staVelnent wnicn lucy Knew 70 be
untIue. MI. Shepnerd SAID ne would ASK
That Hopkins neid In 81 100 0onds. hopkins
left WIN Mr.. shepherd and DevccQye Horne ABOUT
= O'clock TO get the required ball Detective
Ran started out 70 mud Sperry, VINO Is cnarged 10
Tue warrant VIVA completely IN The alleged Con-
splracy. Nj. Wynne, whom hopAinS and slerry Is
cli.rscd WAN ueiraualng, - associated VITA Cen
BOynton, or the ClnclnnsIi Gdzete.
A s.MysteriOus Package'' for Secretary
EmdiC0ats
mysterious package, conJaining some mineral
powder, which might be suspected Of being an SIN
Iernal machine" was received at the War Depart
ment to-day, addressed TO Secretary Endicott.
Interior Department Changes.
The following onicial changes have been made
In the Department OF the Interior:
Pension Onice appointments under the civil.
service rules: Matthew T1orney OF FlortdA 81 zoo: